Exodus 14:24

“In the morning watch, YHWH looked down on the camp of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and threw into confusion the camp of the Egyptians.”

Exodus 14:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 14:24, word by word

Inיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yehi” appears
the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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watchאַשְׁמֹרֶתashmoret

night watch

Watch: each of the parts into which the night was divided; the morning watch was the last, before dawn.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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looked downיַּשְׁקֵףyashkef

look down

Look down from above, look out (of a window).

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the campמַחֲנֵהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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of the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egyptian

Egyptian.

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the pillarעַמּוּדamud

pillar, column

Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.

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of fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and cloudעָנָןanan

cloud of presence

The cloud of YHWH's presence.

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and threw into confusionיָּהָםyaham

throw into confusion

God strikes the enemy with panic.

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The context

23The Egyptians pursued and went in after them, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.

24 · This verse (above)

25He removed the wheels of their chariots and made them drive with difficulty. And the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for YHWH is fighting for them against Egypt.”

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